Student Learning Services / English Additional Language (SLS/EAL) Teacher
STUDENT LEARNING SERVICES (SLS)/ ENGLISH AS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (EAL) TEACHER
Job Description
The Student Learning Services/English as Additional Language Teacher creates and implements programs to support students in improving student learning outcomes. The SLS/EAL teacher works collaboratively with teachers, school counselors, parents, and other specialists to assist students with learning and language learning needs to ensure academic success.
Responsibilities
SLS
- Support students with varying learning needs to gain better access to the curriculum.
- Support teachers and educational assistants in employing appropriate strategies for students with learning needs and those who may benefit from minimal support from time to time. Collaborate with teachers in the planning and implementation of accommodations and modifications in the curriculum and assessment for students requiring support in the classroom and evaluating the effectiveness of these.
- Observe and monitor students referred for possible learning support needs, prepare documentation, and work with homeroom teachers in communicating observed challenges to parents.
- Use basic formal and informal tools to screen for learning needs or establish a performance baseline.
- Read through psychological assessments and other reports from external consultants to better understand the student’s learning profile and use information in the formulation of Learning Plans and IEPs.
- Formulate and implement Learning Plans and/or IEPs for students needing intervention, instructional accommodations, and/or modifications to improve learning outcomes.
- Prepare progress documentation needed for report cards, conferences with parents, and re-enrollment recommendations.
- Keep detailed records and files, following strict measures to maintain confidentiality, for each student in the program.
- Coordinate and collaborate with parents and external consultants working with students supported by the Student Learning Services program.
EAL
- Support the development and implementation of a progressive and effective K-8 EAL program in alignment with the school's mission and educational goals.
- Provide ongoing support to teachers to enhance EAL instruction in the classroom.
- Refine systems for identifying, assessing and reviewing EAL students' progress on a timely basis.
- Coordinate and lead the assessment and monitoring of students' levels of English proficiency.
- Maintain a rich comprehensive data profile for individual student and our overall EAL program.
- Liaise with Admissions on the refinement of admissions policies and procedures as required, to identify any EAL needs prior to entry.
- Assess new students for language proficiency and oversee student placement into and exit from the EAL support program.
- Oversee the evaluation and/or transition of EAL students from year to year.
- Collaborate with members of the student support services teams to ensure the support and monitoring of students who may have additional academic or social/emotional needs.
- Collaborate with classroom teachers on the team planning and assessment of units to ensure appropriate scaffolds are in place for multilingual learners.
- Work alongside classroom teachers to develop and model instructional practices that offer strategies, frameworks and scaffolds that support the wide range of English proficiency levels
- Engage in practices of co-teaching to maximize language learning and cultural and linguistic identity appreciation.
- Practice flexibility and adaptability in different teaching environments.
- Jointly participate in Parent/Teacher conferences alongside the classroom teacher.
- Promote home/parent practices of maintaining strong home languages.
- Communicate with parents to share the language acquisition plan as well as the ongoing progress of the learner regarding English language development.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Psychology, or significant coursework and related experience in Learning Services.
- TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certification or equivalent
- Three or more years of experience working with students within the classroom setting.
- At least 2-3 years of relevant experience related to:
- IEP planning, writing, and implementation
- Working with children with academic support needs (1:1, small group)
- Assessment
- Intervention (Literacy/Math) experience is an advantage
- English language acquisition
- delivering the WIDA MODEL assessment/WIDA ELD Standards Framework
- Knowledge and experience in instructional program development, learning styles, cognitive, emotional, and structural support.
- Practical experience with study skills assessment, test taking strategies, organizational skills, note taking, and general academic skill sets.
- Well-established background and experience in working with multilingual children requiring English language development support
- Solid understanding of the benefits and challenges of being multilingual in an international school environment and how to leverage the home language in the learning process
- Ability to effectively communicate information verbally and in writing in the English language (with the added ideal of additional languages)
- Strong skills in differentiated instruction to meet the individual learning styles and needs of multilingual learners
- Strong background in evidence-based practices
- Solid organization and record-keeping skills
- Strong interpersonal, communication, collaboration and organizational skills
- Master’s Degree holder in Special Education, Psychology, or other allied courses OR currently pursuing one is an advantage.
- Relevant training/certifications related to teaching children with special needs is an advantage.
School Website:
https://www.beaconschool.ph/
Employer questions
- Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?
- How many years' experience do you have as an English as an Additional Language Teacher?
- How would you rate your English language skills?
- Which of the following languages are you fluent in?
- Do you have experience working with children?
Company profile
THE BEACON SCHOOL PROFILE
The Beacon School is an independent, non–profit, co–educational school founded in 2001 and modeled upon the best international educational practice. It is committed to providing a global education of the highest quality, rooted in an understanding of Filipino culture and traditions, to children of all nationalities.
SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY
The school offers an educational programme to meet the needs of both the Filipino and international communities. We aim to produce children who are actively engaged in the pursuit of knowledge, and who are confident and capable of creative and critical thought. We want our children to be aware that they are part of a wider world community, and that individually and collectively, they can effect change.
ACCREDITATION AND AUTHORIZATION
The Beacon School is accredited by the Department of Education (DepEd) and authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). It is the first educational institution in the Philippines to receive authorization by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) to offer the Middle Years Programme (IB–MYP, Grades 6 – 8). With the authorization of its Primary Year Programme (IB–PYP, K – Grade 5) in 2005 and now its IB–MYP Programme in 2007, the Beacon School has the distinction of being the first and only fully IBO authorized educational institution in the Philippines for every level of its academic
programmes. The Beacon School is an IBO World School.
CURRICULUM
Grades K – 5: IB Primary Years Programme (PYP)
Grades 6 – 8: IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)
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